‫Will now move on to some muddled writing for task to plans, so we're going to take a look at some more
‫examples of testy questions and plans.
‫And you're going to better understand how to write your own plan and see why it has to plan is so important.
‫Okay, let's jump right into our first AIDS test to question.
‫And I think it's important for me to say that these are taken from past AIDS tests.
‫So they are very much the type of questions that you might need to answer on the day of your test.
‫OK, let's read through this question.
‫Many people are finding it increasingly important to wear fashionable clothes.
‫Is this attitude to wearing clothes a positive or negative development?
‫As with any task to question, before we start writing our plan, we should identify what type of question
‫this is and is it asking for an opinion.
‫So on the left, I have the five question types.
‫Let's return to the question.
‫So many people are finding it more important to wear fashionable clothes.
‫Is this attitude a positive or negative thing?
‫Do you agree or disagree?
‫So this question is in fact using different language and agree and disagree type question.
‫So now that I've identified the question type, I can begin to write my plan.
‫You remember from the master structure, the force that structure for each question type, the first
‫supporting paragraph should be for I agree or the positives and the second supporting paragraph should
‫be for disagree or the negatives.
‫Of course, the conclusion comes after.
‫OK, so I think it's time for me to start writing my plan.
‫I'm going to begin with the positives and I'll write a few ideas down here so that when I come to begin
‫writing, I'm not going to be troubled by not having enough ideas.
‫So the positives of people wanting to wear fashionable clothes?
‫Well, I think the first thing that I would discuss is maybe that it's not harming anybody specifically.
‫So if people want to wear fashionable clothes, they should feel free to do that.
‫And how about we also say people will be dressed smarter, which could be considered a nice thing.
‫I'll just change the font here slightly to fit everything in.
‫OK, is there any other positives?
‫I could say also, fashion is an important part of the economy, so it's a job for some people.
‫It makes some people money and therefore they have jobs in it.
‫So if people want to wear fashionable clothes, they're actually supporting people's jobs.
‫And now we'll move on to discuss the negatives of people wanting to wear fashionable clothes.
‫I guess one of the main things that comes to my mind is that people will feel more stressed and worried
‫that are they looking as fashionable as they can so people may become stressed, unhappy.
‫So that could be the first thing that I discuss in my second supporting paragraph.
‫And is there any other negatives for people needing to wear fashionable clothes, wear the clothes,
‫made sweat shops?
‫We could say so.
‫Is it other clothes made in places where people are paid fairly?
‫We have this this phrase.
‫There's now an old phrase at a sweat shop, which is a word that is used to describe a place often in
‫poorer countries where people work in poor working conditions to create fashion and clothes for high
‫street shops back in the west.
‫So that's something that I can discuss.
‫Is it ethical whether clothes are being made?
‫OK, let's read this back.
‫Paragraph one, not harming anybody.
‫People will be dress smarter, which might be nice.
‫Also, fashion is an important part of the economy.
‫It provides jobs and works for plenty of people.
‫Supporting paragraph two people may become stressed or unhappy, trying to keep up with fashion.
‫And also, where are the clothes made sweatshops?
‫Is it ethical children or other such people making these clothes?
‫So that's definitely something that I can discuss for the negatives.
‫And I'm also being asked to give my opinion, of course, because this is agree and disagree type question.
‫So my opinion for the conclusion would be people should be free to wear any type of ethical clothing.
‫So if it's made in the proper way, why not?
‫OK, so that's my complete plan here for this question.
‫Realistically, if you're in a test, it might take you a few minutes to do this and it will really
‫prepare you to begin writing.
‫So let's take a look at the next example question.
‫Music is taught in almost every primary school in the UK.
‫What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of teaching children in music?
‫Well, this isn't really difficult to work out.
‫What question type this task to question is, as it says, advantages and disadvantages.
‫And that's exactly right.
‫This question is an advantages and disadvantages question.
‫You should note that you are not asked to give your opinion, so you don't need to include this in your
‫conclusion.
‫Okay.
‫I think I'm ready to begin writing my plan.
‫So in my supporting paragraph one, I will discuss the advantages.
‫I think some points here could be helps children to express themselves, helps children to express themselves.
‫And another point could be it helps children, which is what children learn to take risks, for example.
‫And it's always good to give examples in test, too.
‫If children are singing, they may be embarrassed at first and by singing, they learn how to take risks.
‫OK, that's just a couple of points for the advantages.
‫Now let's take a look at some of the disadvantages.
‫And the first thing that comes to mind is often music has less paid employment.
‫So if children are learning it, will they be able to get jobs in that kind of field?
‫Another kind of argument may be that reading and writing more important, I might sort of discuss whether
‫I believe that literacy and reading and writing are more important.
‫And I think of one more point here, which could be, let's think not all children like music.
‫So there's plenty of children that don't actually like music.
‫Do we have to teach it to them?
‫Of course, I don't need to include my opinion in the plan because I haven't been asked to give that.
‫Let's have a read through my plan.
‫So paragraph one helps children to express themselves, be creative children, learn to take risks and
‫supporting paragraph two, the disadvantages.
‫Often music has less paid employment.
‫Should we be teaching subjects to children where there might not be any jobs in it?
‫Reading and writing.
‫More important, I could argue that literacy and communicating in a language is more important.
‫And lastly, for my disadvantages, not all children like music.
‫Not all people like music.
‫Should we be teaching it to them in a compulsory way where they must learn it?
‫OK, so once again, this plan has helped me to really understand this question.
‫So I know exactly what the question is, asking me what type of question it is, and I'm able to plan
‫the details in my supporting paragraphs, which will help me structure and answer the question.
‫So I hope you can see that plans are very important.
‫And I think that you should use a plan, write a plan when you take your child's writing test.
‫I hope that you found this useful and I will see you in the next lesson.